BCG Daily Sunday 8th February 2015
Press clippings
Stewart Lee on "Secondary ticketing"
Touting has been defended by culture secretary Sajid Javid, 'Moët & Chandon Marxist' Stewart Lee isn't happy about it.
Stewart Lee, The Observer, 8th February 2015Jeremy Hardy: standing up for the art of live comedy
Jeremy Hardy has being doing stand up for more than 30 years, starting well before comedy became the 'new rock and roll'. But despite touring the length and breadth of the country, he's never been to Burton before - which is good news for Jeremy as he can use all his old jokes when he comes to The Brewhouse.
Nigel Powlson, The Burton Mail, 8th February 2015Ben Miller interview
The star of a new BBC Four comedy, Asylum, gives the lowdown on his favourite gadgets.
Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 8th February 2015Jake Farrell interview
I've been gigging for about ten months at the standard open mic haunts around London with a bit of a break between my first rambling, incoherent five minutes and the following 20 or so slightly more coherent, rambling five minutes that have followed.
Comedy Blogedy, 8th February 2015Tom Ward interview
I gig about 5-6 times a week so I guess that's full time. My other work is doing voice-overs but I was doing voices before that...
Comedy Blogedy, 8th February 2015Kiri Pritchard-McLean interview
I started regularly gigging in 2010, so I'm 5 years in now. I did a couple of gigs before that and was one of those unbearable dicks that call themselves a comedian after doing one gong show.
Comedy Blogedy, 8th February 2015Phil Jarvis interview
I think I've always wanted to give it a go. My friend Sophie just kicked me up the bum basically three years ago to start performing poetry, which gave me confidence performing in pubs and venues, and out of that I ended up doing weird stuff.
Comedy Blogedy, 8th February 2015Audio: Eric Lampaert interview
Eric Lampaert is performing his show Accidental Racist at Soho Theatre on Monday 17th February and is also the co-creator of Comedians Cinema Club.
Comedy Blogedy, 8th February 2015